To improve the understanding of the Family Investment Plan (FIP) cases assigned to LBP, thus helping policymakers in Iowa and around the nation to make well-informed decisions about modifying or adopting the plan.
Program/Policy Description
The LBP is a short-term alternative assistance program for cases in which able-bodied adult members do not comply with the Family Investment Agreement (FIA) requirement., Originally, the LBP provided three months of cash benefits at the same level as under FIP, followed by three months of reduced cash benefits, and then six months of no cash benefits. In February 1996, Iowa implemented revised LBP policies. Under the revised policies, which remain in effect today, a first LBP consists of three months of reduced cash benefits followed by six months of no cash benefits; a subsequent LBP us simply a six-month period of no cash benefits.
